I have recently received emails from a couple of users of my {{post id="wp-digi-clock-plugin-10-new-version" text="WP Digi Clock Plugin"}} who have been unable to update the clock's settings via the Digi Clock options page in WordPress. Unfortunately I do not have time to give individual support for my free plugins as I am too busy building sites, earning a living etc. However, I think the reason some of you have been having trouble is due to file/folder permissions on your server. When you update the clock's options the wp-clock-params.php file for the clock is updated (this file stores your clock settings), if the permissions for the file, and the digi-clock folder itself are not set correctly it will not be able to update.

The permissions should be set as follows:

wp-digi-clock (folder) – 755
wp-clock-params.php (file) – 644

Here is a brief explanation of file and folder permissions on a unix server:

The three user types are:

1. user - the user (the owner of the file or directory), who you are on the system is determined by username and password at login time
2. group - a group of users, e.g.: administrators, plain users, etc.
3. world - anyone else, e.g: anonymous users or anyone who is not the owner, or of the same group as the owner, of the file or directory

The three access types are:

1. read - the file or directory can be read
2. write - the file or directory can be written to, or deleted
3. execute - the file (scripts or executables) can be run, or the directory can be entered

To set permissions, in the simplest form, you use a three digit code: the first digit represents the access given to the user, the second digit represents the access given to the group, the third digit represents the access given to the world. The values that make up each access type are:

4 = read
2 = write
1 = execute

To apply more than one type of access to a user type, simply add the values together to get access permissions of the desired types:

7 = read, write & execute (4 + 2 + 1)
6 = read & write (4 + 2)
5 = read & execute (4 + 1)
4 = read
3 = write & execute (2 + 1)
2 = write
1 = execute

Putting together these digits determines the 3-digit permission code that makes up the file's permissions.
E.g. User: read, write & execute (7) + Group: read & execute (5) + World: read & execute (5) = 755.

This easy to use plugin will embed a flash digital clock into your wordpress blog, either in a post or page, or within your blog's template (in the sidebar / header / footer etc.). The background and font colours are managed via the options menu. The clock can display the time as set on the user's local machine or as set by your web server with an optional offset. It also has options for 12hr and 24hr clock.

Installation:

1. Download the plugin file here: WP Digi Clock Plugin (1.0)
2. Upload the wp-digi-clock folder to your wp-content/plugins folder
3. Activate the plugin from the plugins page
4. Go to Options -> WP Digi Clock to choose your colour scheme and time format options

Usage:

To embed in a post or page:

type in [ wp_digi_clock ] (removing the spaces) anywhere in a post or page.

to embed in your page template (header, footer, sidebar):

use the function wp_digital_clock($x), with $x being a number or identifier for example:

<h2>TIME</h2>
<li><?php wp_digital_clock('1'); ?></li>

A NEW VERSION OF THE PLUGIN HAS BEEN RELEASED!! Please follow this link: {{post id="wp-digi-clock-plugin-10-new-version" text="WP Digi Clock Version 1.0" target="_self"}}

[wp_digi_clock]This easy to use plugin will embed a flash digital clock into your wordpress blog, either in a post or page, or within your blog's template (in the sidebar / header / footer etc.). The background and font colours are managed via the options menu. The clock displays the time as set on the user's local machine. Server time and timezone offsets will be a feature of version 1 when it is released. For now please try it out and let me know of any issues etc. by commenting on this page.

Installation:

1. Download the plugin file here: Follow the link at the top of this page to get the new version!!
2. Upload the wp-digi-clock folder to your wp-content/plugins folder
3. Activate the plugin from the plugins page
4. Go to Options -> WP Digi Clock to choose your colour scheme

Usage:

To embed in a post or page:

type in [ wp_digi_clock ] (removing the spaces) anywhere in a post or page.

to embed in your page template (header, footer, sidebar):

use the function wp_digital_clock() for example:

 
<li>
<h2>TIME</h2>
</li>
<li><?php wp_digital_clock(); ?></li>
 

A slight variation from my previous wordpress plugin 'Force www. in URL'.

This plugin removes the www. from the url regardless of what the user has typed or the link they have followed.This type of redirection is usualy done by altering the .htaccess file, which some Wordpress users may not have access to. Using a plugin to do this is an easy solution for WordPress users as the setup process is simple, and will be familiar to most of you.

Instructions:

1. Download the plugin file here: Remove www. Plugin (rar) | Remove www. Plugin (zip)
2. Upload the php file into your plugins folder (/wp-content/plugins/)
3. Go to your plugins page in WordPress and activate the plugin

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This nifty little WordPress plugin will force the url to include the 'www.' part of the url string. Useful if you want your address to be displayed in a particular way regardless of how the user types it in. To see how it works delete the www. from your address bar (i.e. http://samburdge.co.uk) and press return. This type of redirection is usualy done by altering the .htaccess file, which some Wordpress users may not have access to. Using a plugin to do this is an easy solution for WordPress users as the setup process is simple, and will be familiar to most of you.

Instructions:

1. Download the plugin file here: URL to Full URL Plugin (rar) | URL to Full URL Plugin (zip)
2. Upload the php file into your plugins folder (/wp-content/plugins/)
3. Go to your plugins page in WordPress and activate the plugin

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